Cuba

FAO and EU will help strengthen the capacity of institutions and companies involved in seed production and certification in Cuba through a project implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture in 8 municipalities aimed at increasing local production

Father Ariel Suarez, assistant secretary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba, said the Catholic Church in communist Cuba is calling for a national dialogue to help resolve the island's economic crisis

Air China will begin operations in Cuba starting next May, the president of the Cuban Aviation Corporation said

Wearing a rainbow-colored stole and a rainbow flag in her collar, Reverend Elaine Saralegui welcomed everyone to her LGBTQ+ church in the Cuban port city of Matanzas

The introduction of the Agrofrutales international collaboration project in Artemisa province has had an impact on the local economy, generating employment, especially for women, and helping to reduce the gender gap

Food shortages are gripping the country, with milk and bread becoming scarce due to a deepening currency crisis; the government has turned to the World Food Programme for assistance, in an unprecedented move

The government plans to reschedule an unpopular five-fold increase in retail petrol prices for 1 March, a month later than originally planned, after officials said its systems suffered a cyber-attack

The country is struggling to ensure sufficient milk for children, a minister said, in the latest shortage that puts a strain on a decades-old subsidy system created by Fidel Castro

Over two thousand personalities and experts from 40 countries will discuss topics related to higher education at the Havana Palace of Congresses from 5 to 9 February as part of the 14th International Higher Education Congress 2024

A total of 185.000 Russian tourists visited Cuba last year and the country expects a 35% increase in the flow of tourists in 2024, said Cuba's ambassador to Russia Julio Antonio Garmendia Pena

A 500% increase in the price of fuel, from 25 pesos (US$ 0,20) to 132 pesos, has been announced by the Cuban government as it struggles with shortages and the deepening economic crisis

Two modern electric centre-pivot machines, used to irrigate 28 hectares of land planted with fruit, vegetables, cereals and short-cycle crops, were installed at the Arroyo Hondo production centre, located in the valley of Guantánamo